Frightened Fallacies

Skwis and Bri take on an exorcism movie this week! While discussing, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a movie released in 2005 and directed by Scott Derrickson, they explore the horrors in the true story that gives the movie it's basis. Was Anneliese Michel mentally ill or was she actually being possessed by demons? Listen to the pod and help solve the mystery! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-real-story-behind-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose-is-more-terrifying-than-the-movie.html/

https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-tragic-true-story-behind-the-exorcism-of-emily-rose-95cd024f67b

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Skwis and Bri take on a true crime challenge in Movie, Hounds of Love the 2016 film directed by Ben Young. The movie, supposedly based on multiple true crimes, suspiciously resembles a string of murders that took place in 1986, carried out by a couple named David and Catherine Birnie. Are the similarities between the heinous crimes and the situations in the movie just coincidences? Find out on the pod!  

EXPLICIT CONTENT! TRIGGER WARNING! This episode covers sexual assault and abduction and can be harmful for people who have experienced trauma. 

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://the-line-up.com/moorhouse-murders

https://serialkillers.wikia.org/wiki/David_and_Catherine_Birnie

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/birnie-david.htm

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Happy Halloween! Skwis and Bri change it up this episode and discuss some haunting games to try next Halloween along with some true stories that bring our nightmares to life. Are you in for some frights and spooks this Halloween? Listen to the pod and thats exactly what you'll get! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

Spooky Games: 

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2017/07/19/the-most-dangerous-games-the-picture-game-camera-ghost-photo-photography-spirit/ 

https://www.scarymommy.com/elevator-game/ 

https://whisperingdark.wordpress.com/tag/fortune-telling/ 

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2017/07/03/the-most-dangerous-games-concentrate/ 

https://thoughtcatalog.com/anonymous/2016/12/i-played-the-elevator-game-and-i-did-it-wrong-the-woman-followed-me-back/ 

True Halloween Scary Stories: 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/13-true-halloween-horror-stories-that-will-keep-yo

https://abc13.com/news/houstons-own-real-life-halloween-horror-story/375883/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-5-shot-at-texas-halloween-party-by-man-dressed-as-freddy-krueger/

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Police-arrest-man-dressed-as-Freddy-Kruger-who-12287217.php

https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/29/us/new-york-murder-suicide/index.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-hanging/

https://apnews.com/article/41199cd7bfb64755162eaf5c85c66800

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Skwis and Bri are together for the first time since starting the pod!!! Enjoy their Instagram live episode where they talk about Phoenix Forgotten a movie released in 2017 and directed by Justin Barber based on the infamous "Phoenix Lights" incident in 1997. Do you believe in aliens? Because this episode of the pod might make you a believer! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.inverse.com/article/34973-phoenix-forgotten-true-story-josh-bishop-missing

https://filmschoolrejects.com/phoenix-forgotten-movie-707d2234c67c/

https://strangestrangestrange.com/paranormal/phoenix-forgotten-twenty-years-later/

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Traveling can be a dream come true, but what happens when that dream turns into a nightmare? Skwis and Bri cover the movie Wolf Creek and talk about the true horror of the backpacker murders in Australia between 1992 and 1996. Does this movie cause nightmares? Or was it a nightmare to watch? Find out on this episode of the pod! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ivan-milat  

https://scriptophobic.ca/2018/08/20/wolf-creek/

https://boxofficeoutlook.com/behind-credibility-wolf-creek-true-story/

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Stories of hauntings are shared all of the time, so how do you tell the true accounts from the fakes? In this episode, Skwis and Bri discuss The Haunting in Connecticut, a movie directed by Peter Cornwell in 2009 that bears the description "based on a true story". Listen to pod and decide if you think the story is a true tale or a false fright!

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.livescience.com/5346-real-story-haunting-connecticut.html

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/the-haunting-in-connecticut-ct/

https://filmdaily.co/news/haunting-in-connecticut/

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Have you ever wondered if the things you watch were manipulating your thoughts and behaviors? Skwis and Bri dive into the topic of subliminal messages used in television and ARG's during their research of Local 58 a "fake" news station created by Kris Straub in Mason County, West Virginia. Covering everything from mass suicide, hypnosis, and cult ideals, Local 58 takes manipulative television and ARG's to a whole new frightening level. Listen to Skwis and Bri as they navigate through the station and discuss it's possible purpose and risks it poses if used for malicious reasons. Be careful about what you watch, you might get frightened! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/local58/comments/cm6wyl/local58_a_list_of_theories/

https://www.reddit.com/r/analoghorror/comments/cfvmio/analog_horror_channels_and_resources/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body

https://local58.fandom.com/wiki/Local_58

https://youtu.be/HdVRyOX6S4A

Local 58 Youtube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuoMasRkMhlj1VNVAOJdw5w

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Are you scared of dolls? This episode might give you a reason to be! Join Skwis and Bri as they discuss the movie Child's Play, directed by Tom Holland and released in 1988, and it's frightening possible origins in Robert the haunted doll. You might want to lock your dolls up and throw away the key after this episode of the pod!  

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://msu.edu/~williss2/carpentier/part1/damballah.html

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

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Do you believe in The Mothman? Skwis and Bri discuss the age-old debate on the infamous cryptid while examining the real-life events in Point Pleasant, Virginia and their movie counterpart: The Mothman Prophecies directed by Mark Pellington and released in 2002. Is The Mothman real? And is he friend or foe? Listen to the pod and let us know what you conclude! 

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/the-real-story-of-the-mothman-prophecies

https://ew.com/article/2002/02/01/how-real-mothman-prophecies/

https://ew.com/article/2002/02/01/how-real-mothman-prophecies/

https://mysteriousfacts.com/the-mothman-sightings-stories-are-they-true/

https://depauliaonline.com/48132/artslife/48132/

https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/10/28/773566283/the-case-of-the-chicago-mothman

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Skwis and Bri take a sci-fi turn in episode 7! They talk about the movie Fire in the Sky directed by Robert Lieberman and released in 1993. With this movie being based on an allegedly true incident, the existence of aliens comes up for debate as Skwis and Bri explore the experience of Travis Walton. Listen to the pod and tell us what you believe, are there extraterrestrials out there?

WARNING! EXPLICIT CONTENT! Not only do we cover some unsavory and possibly triggering topics, but there is cursing and lewd language in the episode.

For further frights, here are our sources:

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/206253/story-travis-walton-fire-sky/

https://film.avclub.com/the-climax-of-fire-in-the-sky-is-still-one-of-the-scari-1842403820

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4094

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